Deck 12: Studying the Environment From Space

Question 1

Terra flies as part of the

A)Morning Constellation.
B)Afternoon Constellation.
C)MODIS Constellation.
D)EOS Constellation.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following instruments is best used to measure air quality of cities?

A)HIRDLS
B)OMI
C)TES
D)MLS

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which instrument measures pollution levels in the lower atmosphere?

A)MOPITT
B)ASTER
C)MISR
D)CERES

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The AMSU-A instrument on Aqua is used for measuring

A)temperature profiles of the upper atmosphere.
B)water vapor and humidity levels.
C)sea ice levels.
D)soil moisture content.

Question 5

HSB was used for measuring

A)sea-ice levels.
B)sea-surface temperature.
C)humidity levels.
D)ocean-surface color and properties.

Question 6

The study of the chemistry of the atmosphere is best done with instruments onboard

A)Aqua.
B)Aura.
C)Terra.
D)Skysource.

Question 7

Which of the following NASA resources will allow you to download EOS imagery directly into Google Earth?

A)Visible Earth
B)NEO
C)Earth Observatory
D)World Wind

Question 8

The instrument that provides heat measurements of the Earth from the surface to the top of the atmosphere is

A)ASTER.
B)MISR.
C)MODIS.
D)CERES.

Question 9

Which of the following instruments is used for monitoring the hole in the ozone layer by examining ultraviolet radiation?

A)TES
B)HIRDLS
C)MLS
D)OMI

Question 10

AMSR-E can be used for measuring many environmental conditions,including

A)health of ocean vegetation and ocean pollutant levels.
B)temperature of sea ice and color of the oceans.
C)active fires and volcanoes.
D)sea-surface temperature and amount of rainfall.

Question 11

The current version of the "A-Train" consists of

A)Aqua, Aura, Calipso, and Cloudsat.
B)Terra,Aqua,and Aura.
C)Aqua,Aura,Astra-1,Aurora,and Aquarius.
D)Terra,Landsat 7,EO-1,and SAC-C.

Question 12

Which of the Aqua instruments are frequently used together as a sounding system?

A)CERES,MODIS,and AMSR-E
B)AMSU-A,HSB,and AIRS
C)AIRS,CERES,and AMSR-E
D)HSB,MODIS,and AMSU-A

Question 13

The flagship of the EOS program is

A)Terra.
B)Aqua.
C)Aura.
D)MODIS.

Question 14

Which instrument provides 9 views of an area,but from different angles?

A)MOPITT
B)CERES
C)ASTER
D)MISR

Question 15

The purpose of Aqua is

A)to study the Earth's water cycle.
B)to monitor atmospheric chemistry.
C)to monitor landforms on the Earth's surface.
D)to study fires and emerging thermal properties of the planet.